Russian Elections Are 'Political Theatre' | Edward Lucas

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“This is an episode of a political theatre. It's a spectacle put on by the Kremlin. It's a bit like saying, what was the result of Macbeth?"   Vladimir Putin’s election victory over the weekend shows that the “Kremlin political machine" is feeling the "need of legitimacy” and that it will lead to more “repression”, says Times columnist Edward Lucas. Edward Lucas was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday-Thursday from 4-7pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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